Muzyczna petarda z afrykańską psychodelią rodem z Zambii! Płyta lepsza nawet od świetnego albumu Ngozi Family, nad którym rozpływałem się przed miesiącem. The Peace, którzy wcześniej nazywali się równie egzotycznie i psychodelicznie - The Boyfriends, to formacja, której zdecydowanie bliżej do tej wizji afro beatu, której podwaliny kładł w owym czasie niezapomniany Fela Kuti, łącząc elektryczną rockową ekspresję, jazzową improwizację i psychodeliczną oprawę brzmieniową ze stricte afrykańskimi tematami muzycznymi i społecznym zaangażowaniem. Muzycy The Peace również chętnie sięgają po funky, grają mocno i soczyście, improwizują surowo i z umiarem, stawiając na ekspresję wywiedzioną wprost z rockandrollowego undergroundu. Króluje tu jednak nade wszystko afrykański feeling i niebywały luz, graniczący z artystyczną nonszalancją - znamionujący tylko największe dzieła niezałganych rockowych naturszczyków, traktujących rock'n'rolla jako właściwą swej kulturze "muzykę ludową". Pod tym względem "Black Power" także i dziś wytrzymuje konkurencję większości współczesnych rockowych produkcji, pochodzi bowiem z prawdziwego wieku psychodelicznej niewinności i z kultury, dla której rock'n'roll był zarazem egzotyczną modą oraz niezastąpionym narzędziem modernizacji własnej tradycji muzycznej w momencie dramatycznych przemian cywilizacyjnych. Rewelacja! (Dariusz Brzostek)
Tracklist:
- Get On The Way
- This Is The Time Now
- Ubalwa Ne Chamba
- Black Power
- I Don´t Know
- Peaceful Man
- I Need Mercy
- I Have Got No Money
The Peace were an obscure band from Copperbelt, Zambia. According to some rumours, they were in fact a band from the Zambian Air Force...Before they became The Peace the band was called The Boyfriends, a popular local band featuring Ted Makombe and Emmanuel Chanda from another legendary band from Zambia, W.I.T.C.H.
Recorded at Malachite Studios, Chingola, in the mid 70s, “Black Power” is one of the rarest psych- rock records ever released in Africa. Killer afro- psychedelic- rock sound, the missing piece from the weird and amazing African afro- rock 70s puzzle along with other rare as hell records like The Witch, Amanaz and Question Mark. Limited, first time ever reissue with only 500 copies.
Backsleeve notes:
The Peace was a band from Ndola in Zambia's Coopperbelt, a mining region, in central Zambia, central Africa. A natural extension of the mineral-rich region of Katanga, the Copperbelt is one of the richest sources of copper in the world. Cobalt, selenium, silver and gold also.
Before they became The Peace the band had the name The Boyfriends, a popular local band comprising the likes of Ted Makombe, were Emmanuel Chanda from the W.I.T.C.H. (aka We Intend To Cause Havoc), popularly known as 'Jagari'- a corruption of his hero's name - Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, use to jam.
In his days Ndola, it is a rather quiet town, and certainly not a place that makes you think in rock or even music. But in the 1970's Ndola (the administrative capital of a once flourishing Copperbelt)must have been a rocking place with bands like this one. Recorded in the Copperbelt studios in the midles 70's. Directed by Eduard
The original record was pressed at Copperbelt recording studios owned by Edward Khuzwayo himself. Now we licenced and mastered from the original vinyl this almost impossible to find record at Angola Studios in Luanda, Africa. This LP is one of the those gems from Africa's diverse music scenes in the 1970's in particular the Zam Rock scene. Recorded at Malachite Film Studios - Chingola.
The sound quality of this album is not perfect at all. It is remastered with a decent result but two songs that have some prominent noise and overall the sound is flat.
Recorded at Malachite Studios, Chingola, in the mid 70s, “Black Power” is one of the rarest psych- rock records ever released in Africa. Killer afro- psychedelic- rock sound, the missing piece from the weird and amazing African afro- rock 70s puzzle along with other rare as hell records like The Witch, Amanaz and Question Mark. Limited, first time ever reissue with only 500 copies.
Backsleeve notes:
The Peace was a band from Ndola in Zambia's Coopperbelt, a mining region, in central Zambia, central Africa. A natural extension of the mineral-rich region of Katanga, the Copperbelt is one of the richest sources of copper in the world. Cobalt, selenium, silver and gold also.
Before they became The Peace the band had the name The Boyfriends, a popular local band comprising the likes of Ted Makombe, were Emmanuel Chanda from the W.I.T.C.H. (aka We Intend To Cause Havoc), popularly known as 'Jagari'- a corruption of his hero's name - Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, use to jam.
In his days Ndola, it is a rather quiet town, and certainly not a place that makes you think in rock or even music. But in the 1970's Ndola (the administrative capital of a once flourishing Copperbelt)must have been a rocking place with bands like this one. Recorded in the Copperbelt studios in the midles 70's. Directed by Eduard
The original record was pressed at Copperbelt recording studios owned by Edward Khuzwayo himself. Now we licenced and mastered from the original vinyl this almost impossible to find record at Angola Studios in Luanda, Africa. This LP is one of the those gems from Africa's diverse music scenes in the 1970's in particular the Zam Rock scene. Recorded at Malachite Film Studios - Chingola.
The sound quality of this album is not perfect at all. It is remastered with a decent result but two songs that have some prominent noise and overall the sound is flat.
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OdpowiedzUsuńHi Savage,
OdpowiedzUsuńMerci pour cette rareté
(Thanks for this rarity...)
Bertrand
Hi, do you have these two zambian psych lps:
OdpowiedzUsuńngozi family - 45000 volts
witch - introduction
thank you